Joe Barton: “I want to thank both chairmen for this joint hearing, and it is a very important topic.”

It is voluntary on a State basis.

Every now and then, we have a day when it reminds us why we ran for Congress. Today is one of those days.

I think it is a measure of President George H.W. Bush that we all think of him as a personal friend. It is literally true that he had tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, of men and women who considered themselves personal…

Now, I want to ask Mr. Salo, you have mentioned two principles that legislation that actually works should have. You mentioned flexibility. Does ACE Kids have flexibility?